Federal appelate court not so foolish?

Lots of folks like to beat up on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. It’s regarded as the most liberal of the nation’s Circuit Courts, largely because its jurisdiction includes the entire “Left Coast” and it is based in California. Washington state is part of the 9th Circuit.

The 9th is probably best known for its controversial 2002 decision that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is an unconstitutional “endorsement of religion” because of the addition of the phrase “under God” in 1954 by Congress.